February 2019

People do learn and grow from meeting the challenges and adversities of the human condition when they have support, resources, and skills to do so. People can recover capacities that reduce the impacts of stress and trauma, recover inner stability, meaning and purpose, and move them into thriving and flourishing.

Whether coping with small annoyances or full-blown disasters, this workshop leads you through a step-by-step process to strengthen the response flexibility, innate in your brain and your being, that you need to find calm, clarity and courage in the midst of any adversity.

Mindful empathy and self-compassion practices from Western psychology and the Buddhist wisdom tradition strengthen the resilience you need to find calm, clarity and courage in the midst of any adversity. Spring 2019 Mindfulness retreat (open only to program participants)

March 2019

Implement lifestyle choices that protect the physical brain while applying tools of self-directed neuroplasticity to reverse the impact of stress and trauma on emotional regulation, learning and memory, and empathy.

April 2019

People do learn and grow from meeting the challenges and adversities of the human condition when they have support, resources, and skills to do so. People can recover capacities that reduce the impacts of stress and trauma, recover inner stability, meaning and purpose, and move them into thriving and flourishing. California Institute of Integral Studies Public Programs

Dealing effectively with the challenges and crises of life is the core of our resilience and well-being. Participants learn to develop flexible and adaptive strategies for coping with everyday disappointments and recovering from any trauma and stress.

Challenges and crises are part of the human condition: for ourselves, for people we care about, for our communities, and for our larger world. This workshop offers practical tools to deal with any disruption to coping, across the spectrum from barely a wobble, to genuine upset, to being dumped completely out of our boats.